What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Bhutan and East Timor?

1.00 million cubic meters, with Bhutan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and East Timor?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Industrial water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs East Timor: Industrial water withdrawal

Bhutan

3.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

East Timor

2.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Bhutan rank

161st

East Timor rank

164th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Bhutan
East Timor

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 3.00 million cubic meters against 2.00 million cubic meters in East Timor, a difference of 1.00 million cubic meters.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.5 times East Timor's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was East Timor ahead.

Bhutan ranks 161st and East Timor ranks 164th of 180 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.83 million cubic meters	2.60 million cubic meters	228,571 cubic meters	Bhutan
2010s	3.00 million cubic meters	2.00 million cubic meters	1.00 million cubic meters	Bhutan
2020s	3.00 million cubic meters	2.00 million cubic meters	1.00 million cubic meters	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Bhutan or East Timor?: Bhutan, at 3.00 million cubic meters against 2.00 million cubic meters in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Bhutan and East Timor?: 1.00 million cubic meters, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and East Timor?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and East Timor rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Bhutan ranks 161st and East Timor ranks 164th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Industrial water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Industrial water withdrawal
Unit: cubic meters
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 6,170 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Water withdrawn each year by self-supplied industries.